Attacked by a Psychic Vampire - a fictional true story by Neil Benson

I was sittingt on a stool in my neighborhood pub drinking a pint of my favorite brew, when a black-haired, swarthy man of middle height approached me. I looked at him while he stared at me. I turned away, hoping he would disappear into the men's room. Unfortunately, I could feel his eyes boring into my back, and I knew he wouldn't go away.

I turned to him and asked, "Is there something you want?"

He continued staring at me without showing any indication he had heard what I had said.

"Okay, stare away," I said, and glared at him. After a while, the intensity of his gaze became disconcerting.

"You are the person that wrote the article stating that psychic vampirism is nonsense?" he asked in a strange foreign accent.

"I wrote a post on my blog to that effect," I replied.

"Same thing," he said. "You think psychic vampirism is a joke?"

"I don't know if it's a joke, but it's certainly not real." His intense gaze continued to bother me.

"Perhaps you need to learn a lesson in humility," he said tersely.

"Life has humbled me many times, but I don't see you as tonight's teacher."

"Perhaps a demonstration is in order," he said opening his eyes wider.

Suddenly, I began to feel dizzy and leaned forward. I wasn't sure what was happening, but I knew I needed to steady myself. I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and visualized a peaceful blue sky. I slowed my breathing until I felt relaxed and the dizziness had disappeared. Time to face this character down.

I raised my head and he maneuvered his so that his eyes were in contact with mine. I continued my slow rhythmic breathing and returned his stare. This time it had no effect on me.

He squinted and his forehead furrowed as if he were trying to intensify his stare. Beads of perspiration broke out on his forehead and above his upper lip.

Feeling more confident, I smiled at him.

"Grrrhh," he said as he leaned forward, bringing his face closer to mine.

"Enough of this B.S. I said."  I put the palm of my hand against his chest and shoved him backward.

He had difficulty maintaining his balance and bumped into a large, muscular blonde-haired man. The Nordic-looking fellow pushed him away. The swarthy stranger opened his mouth without saying anything. He righted himself, but when he looked at me all of his confidence was gone, and his eyes were confused.

By this time he had attracted the attention of Mike the bartender. "Hey, buddy. We don't need any trouble around here. If you wanna drink, fine. If not, get out," Mike said.

The swarthy man shook his head, turned, and walked out the door.

"Neil, who the hell was that guy?" asked Mike.

"A wannabe psychic vampire," I said, and laughed.

"A what?" Mike raised his eyebrows.

"Never mind," I said, and picked up my mug to finish my beer.

As Mike walked away, I called out, "Another beer please."

Attacked by a Psychic Vampire - a fictional true story

As I sat on a stool in my neighborhood pub drinking a pint of my favorite brew, a black-haired, swarthy man of middle height approached me. I looked at him while he stared at me. I turned away, hoping he would disappear into the men's room. Unfortunately, I could feel his eyes boring into my back, and I knew he wouldn't go away.

I turned to him and asked, "Is there something you want?"

He continued staring at me without showing any indication he had heard what I had said.

"Okay, stare away," I said, and glared at him. After a while, the intensity of his gaze became disconcerting.

"You are the person that wrote the article stating that psychic vampirism is nonsense?" he asked in a strange foreign accent.

"I wrote a post on my blog to that effect," I replied.

"Same thing," he said. "You think psychic vampirism is a joke?"

"I don't know if it's a joke, but it's certainly not real." His intense gaze continued to bother me.

"Perhaps you need to learn a lesson in humility," he said tersely.

"Life has humbled me many times but I don't see you as tonight's teacher."

"Perhaps a demonstration is in order," he said as he opened his eyes wider.

Suddenly, I began to feel dizzy and leaned forward. I wasn't sure what was happening, but I'm knew I needed to steady myself. So, I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and visualized a peaceful blue sky. I slowed my breathing until I felt relaxed and noted that the dizziness had disappeared. Time to face this character down.

I raised my head and he maneuvered his so that his eyes were in contact with mine. I continued my slow rhythmic breathing and returned his stare. This time it had no effect on me.

He squinted and his forehead furrowed as if he were trying to intensify his stare. Beads of perspiration broke out on his forehead and above his upper lip.

Feeling more confident, I smiled at him.

"Grrrhh," he said as he leaned forward, bringing his face closer to mine.

"Enough is enough I said," as I put the palm of my hand against his chest and shoved him backward.

He had difficulty maintaining his balance and bumped into a large, muscular blonde-haired man. The Nordic-looking fellow pushed him away. The swarthy stranger opened his mouth without saying anything. He righted himself, but when he looked at me all of his confidence was gone, and his eyes were confused.

By this time he had attracted the attention of Mike the bartender. "Hey, buddy. We don't need any trouble around here. If you wanna drink, fine. If not, get out," Mike said.

The swarthy man shook his head, turned, and walked out the door.

"Neil, who the hell was that guy?" asked Mike.

"A wannabe psychic vampire," I said, and laughed.

"A what?" Mike raised his eyebrows.

"Never mind," I said, and picked up my mug to finish my beer.

As Mike walked away, I called out to him. "Another beer please."

Psychic Vampires: Psychic Nonsense by Neil Benson

The concept of psychic vampires is not new, but has become a popular item of discussion on Internet vampire sites, as well as among certain segments of the adult population. After reading descriptions of psychic vampires and what constitutes psychic vampirism on over a dozen web sites, I continue to conclude there is no such thing as psychic vampirism, at least in the manner in which it is discussed and described at large.


First, and foremost, no one presents any substantive evidence that psychic vampirism exists. Discussions of people with fatigue, or even chronic fatigue syndrome, and other ailments can easily be explained by psychological and physical processes bearing no relationship to psychic vampirism. Another hole in the psychic vampirism myth is the fact that the description of psychic vampires and psychic vampirism has at best marginal continuity. In a number of instances, the focus of explaining persons who allegedly practice psychic vampirism is on certain personality types who, to borrow an often used phrase, "Suck the energy" out of other people.


I am fully aware that there are people who can "suck the energy" out of other people. I have personally experienced them, and for a number of years, worked for such a person. However these people’s actions can be more easily explained by psychological disturbances well described in the DSM IVR.


http://www.psychiatryonline.com/referral.aspx?gclid=CO-gstrv15kCFQKenAodJ101XA


Such people usually have significant personality disorders such as narcissism, paranoia, and are frequently psychopaths, or psychopathic to some degree. They are very needy people who seem to suck the oxygen out of the air in a room and make almost everyone who comes into contact with them feel worse for the experience. When they are in positions of power, they are most lethal, and the best way to escape the harm they can cause is to change jobs. However, if one has the necessary grit and assertiveness, such persons can be put in their place and rendered relatively harmless to the person doing so.


The other, more exotic, form of psychic vampirism is related to the taking of energy from another person. The terms prana and chakras are used as if they are proven scientific facts with a host of substantial research and literature to back this up. Such does not exist. While work has been done with Kirlian photography it is far from a precise science, and no one has used it to demonstrate how psychic vampirism works. While I personally believe that psychic energy exists, my readings of Eastern literature convince me there are very few people capable of actually taking the product, electrical energy, or life force from another person. Persons capable of doing this would probably be found in monasteries in Japan and China, various places in India, and high in the Tibetan Himalayas, and not in the mosh pits of night clubs catering to wanna be vampires. While a number of people from Western society have learned what the East has to offer, the people capable of teaching advanced use of drama and energy would have little inclination to harm another person, or teach another person how to do so.


This is far from a full treatise on this subject. But there are many gullible young adults who are all too eager to believe that such exotic things exist. The belief that "real vampires" of any sort to exist among us has existed for a long time. The current popularity of such beliefs will be discussed in a future post. I have been writing vampire and horror short stories for over six years, and have completed a vampire novel. In order to do so I have done much reading about vampires including the interesting books by Katherine Ramsland, Ph.D. None of what I read made me more inclined to believe that "there are real vampires." But it is fun to write about, and sometimes even more fun to talk about.